I recently saw a post claiming that chronic stress is the biggest determinant of lifespan. Like most viral health messages, it wasn’t wrong — but it also wasn’t quite telling the truth. Because when we talk about stress, we often imagine busy diaries, poor sleep, long hours, or too much caffeine. What we talk about far less is the quiet, background stress of living without enough emotional connection. The kind that doesn’t spike and settle.The kind that hums. Many people I me

Many of the people I work with are high-functioning adults who appear to be doing well on the outside. They perform strongly at work. They’re capable, reliable, often successful in demanding roles. Others may see them as coping well — even thriving. Yet they come to therapy because something has shifted. Often this shows up as burnout, though not always as simple exhaustion. Instead, people describe a more subtle, internal change: feeling less emotionally connected to the peo

Anxiety is something most of us experience in different forms — sometimes it’s a racing heart, tight chest, or a restless feeling in the body; other times it’s constant overthinking and worry. While these feelings can be overwhelming, the good news is that therapy is effective in treating anxiety. And more and more, people are asking: does online therapy work as well as in-person sessions? The short answer is yes. Online therapy can be very effective for anxiety, especially w

Struggle to sit still or relax? Discover why restlessness takes over in quiet moments, and how therapy can help you find calm. Do you ever find yourself with a rare quiet moment — the telly’s off, the phone’s down, the to-do list is finished, there are no clubs to go to, and work has ended — and instead of feeling calm, the idea of sitting in silence fills you with dread? For many people, stillness makes the nervous system spring into action. You feel you have to move, to do,